Vaccinating-table.



JJA. & n. n. DRAGOO.

VACCINATING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 411916.

1,21 8,381 Patented Mar; 6, 1917.

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JAMES A. DRAGOO AND DICKMAI T D. DRAGOO, OF CONNERSVILLE, I1\TDI L1l'1-!..

VACCINATIN'G-TABLE.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMEs A. DRAGOO and DICKMAN D. DRAGOO, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Connersville, in the county of Fayetteand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin vaccinating-Tables, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to veterinary appliances with specialreference to vaccinating tables and the nature and objectsthereof willbe apparentto those skilled in the art, in the light of the followingexplanation of the accompanying drawings, illustrating what we nowbelieve to be the preferred embodiment, or mechanical expression of ourinvention, from among other forms within the spirit of the invention andthe scope of the appended claims. v

However, an object of theinvention is to provide a vaccinating tableupon which to support, and securely hold hogs, pigs, and other smallanimals for the performance thereupon of operations incidental to thepractice of veterinary surgery.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table of the characterdescribedwhich is portable, and which may be disassembled and its partsconveniently packed for transportation.

In addition to the foregoing our invention comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts,are designated by the characters of reference through out the severalviews in which they appear,

Figure 1, is a view in side elevation of a vaccinating table constructedafter the man-.

ner of my invention, 7

Fig. 2, is a plan view thereof,

Fig. 3, is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and .1

Fig. 4, is a similar section onthe line 4L' 1 ofFig. 1.

This invention finds its greatest degree of employment in thevaccination of hogs. In hog raising countries, especially the middleWestern States, the disease known as hog cholera is widely prevalent,and occasions at times losses of considerable magnitude to breeders ofthese animals. It has now be come the practice to vaccinate, orinoculate the hogs with anti-toxinwhich mitigates the contagiousproperties of the. disease. It i is evident that if a herd of swinecomprising great numbers is'to be inoculated some means must be providedfor holding them conveniently, without discomfort to theoperator, andwhereby they may be 'quickly placed into position and as quicklyreleased.

We have devised an arrangement for car rying out the operationsmentioned above, and which comprises a supportingelementformed-'of'a'pair of longitudinal members 1 of galvanized iron or thelike, and disposed with their lower longitudinal edges in proximity butslightly spaced, and their sides diverging upwardly to form a V-shapedtrough. Hinges 2 are provided for connecting together thelower'edges ofthe members 1 whereby said members may be folded together for packing. I

One extremity of the trough element is supported upon a member formed ofa transversely extending strap iron having a V- shaped bent portion 3the sides 4 of which are adapted to support the members 1 inVshaped'relation,sa'id strap iron being continued at the upper edges ofthe members 1 iii'a'horizontal direction to form portions 5, and thendownwardly as at 6 to form supporting legs. The opposite terminal of thetrough shaped member is preferably dis- 7 posed at a higher elevation soas to incline said trough shaped member and to that end is supportedupon a member formed of strap iron, and having-a V shaped-bend at 7 andupwardly diverging portions 8 upon which are supported the members 1 inV-shaped relation. The strap iron member just mentioned is continueddownwardly and longitudinally for a distance beyond the terminal of thetrough shaped member to form supporting legs 9. p l

The members 1 and theportions 1 and 8 of the strap iron support areprovided with registerable openings in which are seated bolts 10 havingflattened rounded heads 11 disposed on the adjacent faces of the memareseated in apertures in the horizontal portions 5 of the trough support.Thumb nuts 15 are applied to the threaded terminals for securing'thesame in any desired vertical adjustment in conjunction with nuts 16.

In use the hog is laid upon its back in the ll-shaped trough with itshead directed toward the lower portion of the trough, and is sliddownward until its nose and head is caught beneath the transverse bar13. The assistant then catches hold of the animals hind legs whereuponthe animal is rendered absolutely helpless and is unable to free itself,or change its position. I-Ieretofore the method of securing the animalduring operation was to either suspend it from its hind legs or hold itto the ground upon its side; in either of these positions the animalexerts considerable efiort in attempting to release itself. In ourexperience in the use of this invention we find that the animal remainsquiet while on its back, and one assistant is enabled to hold a twohundred pound hog where heretofore three men were necessary besides theoperator.

While our invention is intended primarily for use in vaccinating hogs,it nevertheless finds ready employment as a general operating table forthe performance of various surgical operations upon hogs, pigs, andother small animals. Various ways of constructing our invention willoccur to those, skilled in the art to which it appertains, and wetherefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of thedetails and otherwise altering the arrangement of parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent'is:

1. A vaccinating table comprising a trough shaped member, means forsupporting the same at an inclination, a transversely extending supportat the lower end of the member having an aperture at either end adjacentthe upper longitudinal edges of the member, a transversely extending rodabove the trough member, adjacent the support to retain the head of ananimal under said rod and having down-turned threaded ends which enterthe openings, and nuts applied to the threaded ends above and below thesupport to retain the rod in any vertically adjusted position.

2. A vaccinating table comprising longitudinal members hingedlyconnected at one of the longitudinal edges, supports formed of strapiron and provided with V-shaped bends for supporting the longitudinalmembore in angular relation, and in an inclined position relative to theground, the longitudinal members and the V-shaped bends of the supportshaving registerable openings, removable fastenings extending through theopenings for securing together the members and the supports, a rod,having parallel threaded terminals for engagement in the support at thelower end of the members, and nuts engaging the threaded terminals andtheisupports for maintaining the rod in adjusted position. 7

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMESA. DRAGOO. DICKMAN D. DRAGOO. Witnesses:

FRIEDA WERLIMANN, JENNY LINDT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

